NewsletterOur Redeemer Lutheran Church June 2013

Pastor’s Letter

Dear Brother’s and Sisters in Christ,

Worship is cool at Our Redeemer. I mean it’s been great to have our neworganist, Maki, assisting at the organ for our Liturgies, the music and choirshave been great! It has also been great to see you all at worship. Attendancehas been steady and I would encourage everyone not to give up and into thesummer excuses of it being to hot. Well, it won’t be too hot in church anymoreduring the dog days! We have air conditioning! So, come and enjoy thecoolness of worshiping the Lord every Sunday - every Lord’s day! It’s the coolthing to do!

Please mark your calendars because on July 7 we will not need the airth

conditioning. We will be in the great outdoors for our Annual Outdoor Service. Brunch will follow! Sign up today and I’ll see you there!

I want to say a big thank you to all for your financial support to secure a neworgan and air conditioning in a short span of time. All I can say is you are allvery, very cool! Keep up the good work especially one the summer months thechurch needs your continues financial support!

God Bless you all!

In Christ,

The Rev. Ronald M. Klose, Pastor

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JUNE ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL &

SCHOOL BOARDMEETING

SUNDAY, JUNE 2ND

10:45 amAfter our one service only

at 9:30 am School Board members willbe voted for. You can make

a difference!! All votingmembers 18 years and older

are encouraged to attend andexercise your right to vote!

JUNEJune 1 - 5:00 PMJune 2 - 9:30 AM

Holy Communion 10:45 AM Congregational

& School Board Annual Meeting

June 8 - 5:00 PMJune 9 - 9:30 AM Holy Communion

On Eagle’s Wings Choir

June 15 - 5:00 PM June 16 -9:30 AM

Holy Communion Happy Father's Day !

June 22 - 5:00 PM

June 23 - 9:30 AM Holy Communion

June 29 - 5:00 PM June 30 - 9:30 AM Holy Communion

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REMEMBER YOUR CHURCH WHILE YOU ARE ON

VACATION!!

Vacation holidays are great!! We allneed to get away to relax, rest, andrenew our energies and creativity.

Please enjoy your vacation and do allyou can to make it safe and refreshing.

Also, remember that the work of thechurch does not stop because we go

on vacation. Your prayers andofferings make our ministry possible.

Before you go, please bring yourpledge up to date. And.... then enjoyyour time away with the knowledge

that the work of the Lord through ourcongregation continues undiminished.

You'll be glad you did!!!

ALL ARE WELCOMESaturday, August 10

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1–5 PM

PLACE TO BE ANNOUNCED

Cost is $35.00/ personincludes bait, tackle and food

Sign Up Sheet is on the bulletin board

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CHURCH AIR CONDITIONING

I/M/O PHILIP N. NICOLAGiven by: Eleanor & Charles Schmitt

I/M/O ELEANORE KIBLERGiven by: Maryann Wiese

I/M/O ROBERT BRINSLEYGiven by: Klaus & Hertha Steinke

John & Pat Ronga

SANCTUARY LIGHT BULBS

I/M/O ROBERT BRINSLEYGiven by: Margaret Hennessy

May 2, 2013 Robert E. Brinsley

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DAY CARE NEWS

I am taking vacation with my family soon, a present from my sister to all of us.Time together is so precious. We have a two and a half year old, my nephewConnor, to keep us all busy and amused. Since his birth, he has brought ussuch joy, I can hardly remember what we did before he was born!

May is almost over, which means the ‘school year' portion of our program isending. We celebrated Teacher Appreciation Day this month. I would like tothank our teachers for all their hard work. Our parents truly appreciate theservice we offer. They can go to work assured that their children are happy,learning and playing with other children in a safe setting. I think it is especiallydifficult for the infant room parents, leaving their tiny babies, but our staffmakes them feel comfortable so they are able to do their jobs without worry.

Some of our parents, children and staff attended "Go to Church Sunday" May5th. The Pre-K and Toddlers made art work and baked breads and browniesfor coffee hour. I would like to thank Marilyn and the Coffee Hour Staff forcutting and displaying the treats. Pastor made everyone feel welcome and itwas very nice to worship together.

Mother's Day takes at least a week of preparation as the children make cardsand gifts for their Mommy. The parents appreciate how the teachers capturetheir tiny hand prints and sweet smiles. Homemade gifts are the best!

At Chapel, Pastor spoke to us about Pentecost. We learned that it is theBirthday of the Church (the children can relate to that!)

We had our last Music class for the year. We really enjoy Dr. Pinto's activities.Yoga, with Mrs. Jaeggli, is such a hit! The children love it so much and oftenshow me the latest pose! Miss Cindy, Seaford's Children's Librarian, will make

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her last Story Hour visit with our Pre-K class at the end of the month. I wouldlike to thank her for visiting with her wonderful projects, great stories, and funactivities. Her visits make the winter months so much more fun! This summerwe will visit her at the library during the Summer Reading Program.

We smiled for our class photos and the graduates were able to try a cap andgown on for size. The children looked really cute!

The three classrooms are desperately trying to spend as much time outdoorsas possible, whenever the weather permits. Spring hasn't been very warm orcooperative, but we are getting in all of the fresh air we can!

In the meantime Pre-K and Toddlers are finishing the numbers up to ten andpreparing for our Graduation Program. The program is a large production butalways worth the work. The children have started to practice the songs andmake the decorations. The theme this year is "At the Zoo." Our program willbe on June 21st.

From May 25th to June 1st we will be having a week long Five Below FundRaiser with Nursery School. We will receive 10 percent of all sales at Five Belowduring that week. Please check the website for the form you need to bring tothe store in order for us to receive credit for the sale. We will also have formsavailable in the Narthex. They are blue. Thanks in advance for your help!

Warm regards,Melissa Bires-McGee

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Nursery News June 2013

Congratulations and thanks are in order for Registrar Secretary, Ruthann Mast,Parish Administrator, Cindy Solliday and Pre-K Teacher, Sheryl Starr for their years ofservice to Lutheran Schools. The Lutheran Schools' Association recognized Ruthann, 30years, Cindy 20years, and Sheryl, 10 years at the annual meeting and dinner at LuHi on May15, 2013. I am so appreciative of their commitment to our school.

At Our Redeemer Nursery School the end of the year is upon us again! Students arebusy practicing their songs to present at the end of year ceremonies. This year our MovingUp and Graduation theme is Oh, The Places You Will Go. The collection of songs will beabout Transportation and traveling up to Fours and Kindergarten. It is always hard to seeour 4's move on to Kindergarten and leave Our Redeemer behind. We hope they will returnto visit. We will look forward to seeing our Playgroup students, and 3 year old students,return in September. I'm sure both will be a little more grown up and a little more confident.Students are enjoying their last month of school playing on the play-ground, making craftsfor Father's Day, hearing about Flag Day, and planning summer time fun.

May 31st will be our All School Picnic at Seamans Neck Park. The Bounce Houses ,Face Painting, and Cotton Candy will all be funded with our Fund raising dollars! OurSummer Fun Program will be July 16-August 8. We have approximately 75 children, ages3-6, enrolled. My Summer Fun Staff has lots of fun and educational activities planned.

It has been another blessed year for me as director of this wonderful school! Theevents of Sandy provided a challenge for our community but the love and support offriends, family and parish have been a blessing for many. It reminded me of how thankful Iam to be a part of the Our Redeemer Family.

I am so proud of all of the children here at Our Redeemer. It is such a pleasure watchingthem grow and change. The staff and parents have been so supportive and I thank you! Iwish all a fun-filled, safe summer!

Interested in hearing more about our school, please call 781-7637.God Bless!Caitlin DiLemme, Director

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EAGLE'S WINGSYouth Choir

and Puppet MinistryNaperville, IL

SUNDAY,JUNE 9, 2013

9:30 am Worship

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FOOD COLLECTION FOR THE NEEDY

SATURDAYJUNE 229 - 3 pm

KING KULLEN - Wantaghand

PATHMARK - Seaford

Can you spare an hour to help us?We need volunteers to sign up forone hour or more to come downand help us collect food from the

shoppers. If you can help,please sign up on the bulletin board

in the narthex, or call the churchoffice 781-6374.

Thank you!

GIVING FORMAY

Thank you to all who gavemoney in the Hunger Jar

for the month of May. Wecollected $ 171.00

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